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ERIC Number: EJ735213
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2005-Jun
Pages: 5
Abstractor: Author
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ISSN: ISSN-1040-3590
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Comparability, Reliability, and Practice Effects on Alternate Forms of the Digit Symbol Substitution and Symbol Digit Modalities Tests
Hinton-Bayre, Anton; Geffen, Gina
Psychological Assessment, v17 n2 p237-241 Jun 2005
The present study examined the comparability of 4 alternate forms of the Digit Symbol Substitution test and the Symbol Digit Modalities (written) test, including the original versions. Male contact-sport athletes (N=112) were assessed on 1 of the 4 forms of each test. Reasonable alternate form comparability was demonstrated through establishing normality of form distributions and conducting pairwise form comparisons of means, variability, and intraclass correlations. Nonetheless, alternate forms are likely an insufficient means of controlling practice in speeded measures at brief (1-2 weeks) retest intervals. Reliable change indices demonstrated that practice must be accounted for individual retesting.
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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